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Blackpool and Fleetwood face up in the FA Cuphttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jan/03/blackpool-fleetwood-town
Guest blogger <strong>Suzanne Warr</strong> takes soundings from her native Fleetwood as the little town gets ready to challenge its famous neighbour<p>Life was tough in<a href="http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/acs/sites/museums/venues/fleetwood/?siteid=4049&amp;pageid=16512&amp;e=e"> Fleetwood</a> in the late '70s and '80s: the<a href="http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/CodWar.htm"> cod wars </a>with Iceland had brought the virtual collapse of the fishing industry and nearly all visitors to the <a href="http://www.fyldecoast.co.uk/">Fylde coast </a>preferred to spend their money in the port's bigger and brasher neighbour, Blackpool, nine miles to the south. After hundreds of Fleetwood homes were damaged in the<a href="http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/local/cleveleys/anniversary_of_fleetwood_floods_marked_1_1559999"> floods of 1977</a>, ugly grey sea defences known as the Berlin Wall were built along much of the town's seafront – hardly a recipe for enticing holidaymakers.</p><p>In such harsh times the kids at my school in Fleetwood couldn't be blamed for supporting one of the Manchester or Liverpool teams instead of <a href="http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk">Blackpool FC</a>. After the Seasiders' glory years in the 1950s, they spent 1978 to 1992 flitting between the third and fourth divisions, and the Bloomfield Road ground's proximity to the Irish Sea meant it was pretty chilly in the stands watching Blackpool getting beaten.</p><p>I was here when only 50 people turned up for a match but now everyone is getting involved with something a bit special and they want it to last.</p><p>It's put the town on the map. Everyone knows about Fleetwood now.</p><p>It's fantastic what they're doing there [in Fleetwood]. I think Blackpool fans wish them all the best.</p><p>...getting too big for its boots and needs a good spanking. I hope [Blackpool's manager, Ian Holloway] fields a strong side because if Fleetwood win, the bragging rights are going to last forever – it would be deadly.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jan/03/blackpool-fleetwood-town">Continue reading...</a>BlackpoolSportFootballFleetwood TownFA CupIcelandTue, 03 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jan/03/blackpool-fleetwood-townPhotograph: Martin Rickett/PAAll smiles in Fleetwood as Town's Andrew Mangan celebrates progress thgrough this year's FA Cup rounds. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAPhotograph: Martin Rickett/PAAll smiles in Fleetwood as Town's Andrew Mangan celebrates progress thgrough this year's FA Cup rounds. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PASuzanne Warr2012-01-03T08:00:00ZThe Northerner: Fame, glory, golden oldies cricket and ... Peter Andrehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/18/northerner-golden-oldies-cricket-celebrities
Welcome to the Northerner, guardian.co.uk's weekly digest of the northern press<p>They aren't as quick off the mark as they once were, but reaching the twilight years didn't stop the 800 veterans who descended on North Yorkshire for the <a href="http://events.yorkshire.com/Thirsk-14th-Golden-Oldies-World-Cricket-Festival-2010/details/?dms=13&amp;feature=1001&amp;GroupId=1&amp;venue=2020183&amp;easi=true" title="Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival">Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>The event attracts players from as far afield as Australia, South Africa, the US and Japan. As the oldest veteran there, Lloyd Edwards, 78, <a href="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/highlights/78-not-out-Golden-Oldies.6466065.jp" title="found himself a bit of a celebrity">found himself a bit of a celebrity</a>. The retired schoolteacher, who flew over from Canada for the festival, has been playing the sport since 1939.&nbsp;</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/18/northerner-golden-oldies-cricket-celebrities">Continue reading...</a>Peter AndreBlackpoolRobbie WilliamsUK newsWed, 18 Aug 2010 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/18/northerner-golden-oldies-cricket-celebritiesPhotograph: Yui Mok/PARobbie Williams will switch on Blackpool's illuminations. Come on, that's pretty huge. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAPhotograph: Yui Mok/PARobbie Williams will switch on Blackpool's illuminations. Come on, that's pretty huge. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAJanina Conboye2010-08-18T11:15:00Z